Dentists, pls help! expensive dental work coming to an end, shall I ...?

i have had extensive (and expensive) dental work done for the past 3 years. That included dental implants and lots of bridge work. It also included realignment of the jaw line, the bite, etc. Its all coming to an end now and my dentist wants to make sure everything will be 100% ( fit, bite, size, colour, etc). I am at the " biscuit stage" now ( dentists call that when they place the new- almost final teeth, but ones where all the final modifications are made before the permanent ones are in) and i hate their colour. The teeth are lovely, i could not wish for a better set of teeth, they look great, feel great, but they are yellow (ish). Help! Can i tell my dentist that i dont like the colour? will he mind? (after all, i spent tens of hours on his dentist chair, but equally i will be billed for tens of hundread pounds too). Is it possible to change the colour now, at the biscuit stage? Will i be liable for extra cost? what about if the laboratory cant change that? Is it too late?

Dentists, pls help! expensive dental work coming to an end, shall I ...?
It is called the "Bisque" stage and all it means is that the porcelain is not glazed yet. If your dentist wet the teeth with water you can actually see the true color a little better.


If they are too yellow, three things can be done (and I would highly recommend you let your dentist know NOW not later because YOU have to wear these for a very long time to come, so YOU are the one that has to be happy with the shade)


#1 The lab could remove some of the porcelain on the facial side and replace it with a lighter shade


#2 Stain the bridgework lighter. Staining is nice if it is only a tad bit lighter, but can be difficult if it is trying to do too much with the stain.


#3 Remove all the porcelain and start the porcelain all over. At that point they could also use a ligher opaque on the bridgework so that the color showing through the porcelain is not too yellow as well.


Regardless, I would send you to the lab with the bridgework to discuss the shade changes with the technician, that way the tech can tailor this according to your specifications.


If you have spent over 3 years getting this right, take another week or two to make it absolutely perfect and something you are proud to wear. (Go the extra mile, you will be glad you did)


Best of luck!
Reply:Phone your dentist %26amp; ask them before it's too late!!!!
Reply:I agree with Ali - call now before it's too late.


You've invested a lot of time and energy to have this work done, make sure it's done to your liking.


Good luck.
Reply:If they're still i biscuit stage, then TELL the dentist that you'd like them lighter. All teeth are yellowish, but in biscuit stage, they should look lighter and wiull only look more yellow once glazed. The lab guy should be able to reapply porcelain. Colors that generally look good in the population are A2, A1 and B1. find out what yours are. A2 is the yellowest of the 3 and B1 the lightest. Depending on your age, B1 is often too light for people over 40. my natural (bleached) teeth made it to a1 and look great, just enough yellow to look natural


Good luck!

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